Aquatic Fitness

Posted by Huinny Huang | February 20th, 2010 in Aquatic Fitness | No Comments »

Aquatic FitnessThe benefits of water gymnastics

This type of exercise can improve cardiorespiratory fitness and neuromuscular fitness in elderly

There are many benefits that have signed to the practice of aquatic fitness and, specifically, the water aerobics. Many studies have shown that it is an excellent practice in many ways, and that can benefit both those seeking a little relaxation and to those who want to strengthen your muscle mass.

Even more significantly favors to those who undergo rehabilitation treatment. And in older people has shown that this type of exercise can accelerate the process of getting in shape.

Exercising in water combines the advantages and requirements to qualify as healthy. Its recreational use and historic rehabilitation is now: Hippocrates used the water for the treatment of diseases as early as 460 BC, the Romans used hot or cold water for different purposes, and the Greeks popularized walks on water. Since then and throughout the world have developed different practices of aquatic exercises for beneficial purposes. Currently, several studies supporting that exercise in water, specifically water aerobics, is most appropriate.

Practices for 12 weeks in water and others on land. After this period, data of body weight, heart rate, aerobic power, flexibility and elasticity were very similar between the two groups. By contrast, the cardiorespiratory fitness and neuromuscular fitness in older women who had carried out its plan of training in the water improved significantly.

Toning in water

The water aerobics is recommended to overweight people, injured trauma, whose mobility and joint stability in knee

The water aerobics is a type whose water fitness exercises focus on muscle tone, in the repetitions and work with different materials such as weights or balls, among others. In essence, the move is aquagym into aquatic physical work being done in earth building, yes, the possibilities provided by the new medium. It usually takes place in shallow pools (1.20 m to 1.50 m) but also runs on other pools. The most suitable temperature should range between 28 º C and 31 º C.

With aqua gym improves overall fitness, because exercise is accomplished with an adaptability to different swimming techniques. It allows for a better recovery from injury, so it is suitable for people in rehabilitation processes. It will work different muscle groups in a specific way (with repeated movements between 15 and 60 times) and alternate exercises the upper, middle (oblique and abdominal) and lower body, varying the different parties during the entire session.


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